Is NATO in Crisis?

Smart Defense and its Implementation Mechanisms Is the North Atlantic Alliance going through a crisis? What are the causes and consequences of its five transformation waves? What is the Smart Defense approach and what are the key mechanisms for its implementation? How is the development of partnerships linked with the bloc’s main transformation and reform projects? How will Russia-NATO relations develop taking into account factors affecting mutual perceptions? The article attempts to answer these and other questions. Experts and politicians have been buzzing about the NATO crisis for more than 40 years, beginning from the ...